Strip feed mechanism



June 6, 1944.

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STRIP FEED MECHANISM Filed Aug. 13, 1943 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 jfwezzivrs. Lewis/E. flioomaw June 6, 1944. H. MOOMAW ETAL STRIP FEED MECHANISM Filed Aug. 15, 1945 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 fizdeizfofi Lea/Z2617 Maamaw ifago 5 67770136 June 6, 1944. H. MOOMAW ET AL STRIP FEED MECHANISM Filed Aug. 15, 1943 '6 Sheets-Sheet 4 jrzzjeidori Zea/Z5 H/Voomw Filed Aug. 13, 1945 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 LezuzlsHfl/aomm J1me 1944. r L. H. MOOMAW ET AL STRIP FEED MECHANISM Filed Aug. 15, 1945 6 sheets sheet 6 W; Hugo 567% Patented June 6, 1944 2,350,693 srmr FEED MECHANISM Lewis H. Moomaw, Wilmette, and Hugo Bernzott, Chicago, Ill., asslgnors to The Bell & Howell Company, Chicago, nois Ill.,'a corporation of 1111- Application August 13, 1943, Serial No. 498,534

19 Claims.

Our invention relates particularly to photographic cameras of the successive exposure roll film loading type.

The general object of the invention resides in the provision of novel and effective means whereby the rotation of a strip roll member or spool carrying a roll of a strip is utilized for feeding the strip step by step and is so controlled that the lineal movement of the strip is of substantially the same extent with each feed movement thereof, the invention compensating for the varying diameter of the roll of the strip on the strip roll member as the strip is fed. As applied to a photographic camera of the above type, the invention is utilized to position successive photographic frames of a film strip at the exposure aperture of the camera and affords desirably uniform spacing of the successive photographic frames on the film strip without resort to mechanism cooperating with lineally spaced perforations of the film strip or the like.

Particularly with reference to a photographic camera of the above type, further objects of the invention reside in the provision of such a feed mechanism which is adapted to be controlled with the exposure mechanism of the camera, and in the provision with such feeding mechanism of means whereby the installation and removal of the film strips are facilitated in that provision is made for conveniently winding the end portions of the strips, such as the light excluding leaders of the usual photographic roll film, and in that provision is made for conveniently resetting the feeding mechanism and a frame indicating device as incidents of installation and removal of the strips.

The invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is a top plan view of a photographic camera embodying our invention and having a portion of the casing thereof broken away;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same;

Figure 8 is a partial sectional view substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a partial sectional view substantially on the line 44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a partial top plan view of the cam era showing the frame indicating device indi cating the film strip position of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing parts in different positions than those in which they are shown in Figure 4 and with parts omitted;

Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views of the two adjustment pawls of the mechanism as hereinafter described;

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figures 4 and 6 showing parts in different positions than those in which they are shown in Figures 4 and 6;

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 5 showing the frame indicating device indicating the film strip position of Figure 9;

Figure 11 is a sectional view substantially on the line II-II of Figure 3;

Figures 12, 13 and 14 are views similar to Figure 4 showing parts in difierent'positions incident to removal and installation of the film strips; and

Figure 15 is a partial sectional view .substantially on the line I5-I5 of Figure 11.

Referring to the drawings, I designates the casing of a photographic camera of the aforementioned type, and disposed within this casing respectively at opposite sides thereof are rotatable parallel film spools 2 and 3, these spools being mounted for insertion and removal as is usual with present day film roll loading cameras. See particularly Figures 1 and 2.

As is usual with such a camera, the camera is loaded by installing the spool 2 carrying, in the form of a roll 4 thereon, an unexposed film strip 5 provided with the usual light excluding leaders at both ends, threading the forward leader across a usual guide 8 provided with an exposure aperture I, securing the forward leader of the film strip on the spool 3, and, after the camera is closed, rotating the spool 3 to wind the film strip into a roll 8 thereon to a suflicient extent to bring the first exposure frame of the film strip into registry with the exposure aperture for exposing the same.

After each exposure the spool 3 is rotated to wind the film strip thereon to a sufiicient extent to register the succeeding exposure frame of the film strip with the exposure aperture until the strip is fully exposed, after which the spool 3 is rotated to wind the following leader of the film strip thereon. Then the spool 3 carrying the entire film strip in the form of the roll 8 thereon is removed from the camera pursuant to reloading the same.

Mounted within the lower portion of the casing I is a spring power motor, generally designated at 9, which drives a rotatable vertically disposed drive shaft I I and a centrifugal speed controlling governor, generally designated at I2, by gearing generally designated at l3.

controlling the exposure of the film strip at the exposure aperture 1, is automatically actuated in timed relation with the shaft II to effect an exposure with each revolution of this shaft. The upper end of the shaft II is rotatably mounted on a horizontal frame plate l4 disposed upwardly within the casing I. See Figures 3 and 11. A vertically disposed concentrically bored bushing I5 is secured on the frame plate M in parallelism with the shaft H, and a concentrically bored spindle l6 extends through and is rotatably mounted in the bore of the bushing I5.

An intermittent feed drive spur gear I1 is secured on the shaft immediately below the frame plate I4 and is provided with angularly succeeding spur gear toothed drive and convexed surfaced lock portions respectively designated at l8 and I9. See also Figure 15. An intermittent feed driven spur gear 2| is secured on the spindle l6 immediately below the frame plate l4 .and is provided with angularly succeeding spur gear toothed drive and concave surfaced lock portions respectively designated at 22 and 23. The gears l1 and 2| engage to provide intermittent feed gearing between th shaft H and the spindl l6 and intermittently drive the spindle one revolution to each revolution of the shaft, angular movement being transmitted to the spindle from the shaft while the gear portions I8 and 22 are engaged as shown in Figures 6 and 9, and the spindle being locked against angular movement while the lock portions l9 and 23 are engaged as shown in Figures 4 and 15.

The film strip 5 is wound upon the spool 3 with rotation of the spindle l6 by mechanism presently to be described, and by reason of this spindle being intermittently driven from the shaft II, the film strip is intermittently advanced across the exposure aperture I for the exposure of successive photographic frames thereof, the camera shutter being actuated for each exposure While lock portions l9 and 23 of the gears I1 and 2| are engaged so that the spindle l6 and consequently the film strip is at rest during exposure.

The lock portion 9 of the gear I 1 is of substantially angular extent so that the rest periods of the spindle I6 and the film strip 5 are of correspondingly considerable extent, and the shaft II and the spindle IS with their gears I1 and 2| rotate in p the direction of the arrows in Figure 15 and the stopping position of the shaft H and the gear I! as controlled by the manually controlled releasable stop mechanism aliove referred to is shown in Figures 4 and 15 in which the lock portion l9 has just entered into locking engagement with the lock portion 23. Accordingly, not only is adequate time provided for the actuation of the exposure shutter during the rest periods of the film strip even when the shaft II is continuously rotated through a number of cycles as in continuous operation, but acceleration of the motor 9 and shaft I is permitted before the load of winding the film strip is assumed thereby.

Again referring particularly to Figures 3 and 11, a frame member 24 is secured on the frame plate l4 in upwardly spaced relation therewith, and a carrier disk 25 is rotatably mounted in coaxial relation with the spindle l6 by means of oppositely extending axial spindle portions 25 and 21 of the carrier disk being rotatably mounted respectively in the bore of the spindle i5 and on the frame member 24, as best shown in Figure 3.

A bored gear member 28 has its bore rotatably engaged on the exterior of the bushing l5, and the spindle Hi, the carrier disk 25 and the gear member 28 are thus relatively rotatable coaxially, A bored countergear member 29 is rotatably mounted on the carrier disk 25 in parallelism to the common axis of the carrier disk, thespindle l6 and the gear member 28 by means of a stud 3| secured on the carrier disk and rotatably engaged by the bore of the gear member 29, and as so carried by the carrier disk this gear member 29 is mounted for bodily adjustment with the carrier disk angularly about the common axis of the spindle 6 and the gear member 28.

The spindle I6 is provided with a spur gear 32 at its upper end, and the gear member 28 is provided with a spur gear 33 at its upper end, these gears being thus relatively rotatable coaxial gears. See Figures 3, 4, 9 and 11. The countergear member 29 is provided with two spur gears 34 and 35, and the gear 34 meshes with the gear 32 and the gear 35 meshes with the gear 33. The gears 32 and 33 are of different diameters and the gears 34 and 35 are of different diameters corresponding with the different diameters of the gears 32 and 33, so that the gears 34 and 35, intermediate the gears 32 and 33, mesh with the gears 32 and 33 in differential relation therewith. The countergear member 29 with its gears 34 and 35, as carried by the rotatable carrier disk 25, being bodily adjustable angularly about the axis of the gears 32 and 33 and the gears 34 an 35 having the aforesaid differential relation with the gears 32 and 33, this bodily adjustment of the countergear member 29 effects variation of the relative angular movement of the gears 32 and 33, it being observed that the countergear member is yieldably urged in its adjustment movement as an incident of drive through these gears in one direction or the other depending upon the direction of the driving torque through the gears.

The gear member 23 is provided with a large spur gear 36 which meshes with a bored spur pinion ear 31 rotatably mounted on a stud 38 mounted on the frame plate l4. A large spur gear 39 secured on the pinion gear 31 meshes with a bored spur gear 4| disposed in coaxial relation with the spool 3 and rotatably mounted on the frame plat I 4 as generally designated at 42 in Figure 3.

. A shaft 43 is slidably engaged in the bore of the gear 4| and is rotatably secured therewith as designated at 44, and' downward movement of this shaft is limited by a collar 45 secured on the shaft and bearing downwardly on the gear 4|. See Figure 3. The shaft 43 is normally maintained in its lower position by a spring 46 hearing downwardly on a clutch member 41 secured on the lower end of this shaft and bearing upwardly on a flanged sleeve 43 secured with the gear 4|, and a clutch projection 49 on this clutch member engages downwardly into a clutch recess 50 of a spool end carrier 5| rotatably mounted, as

designated at 52, in coaxial relation with the shaft 43 and gear 4 The carrier 5| is provided with a downwardly projecting axial spindle portion 53 engageable into the upper end of the bore of the spool 3 for carrying this end of the spool, and is provided with a diametrically disposed clutch formation 54 which is. engageable in a diametrical slot 55 at the upper end of the spool 3 for rotating the spool from the shaft 43 and the gear 4|. Disengagement of the clutch member 41 from the spool carrier is of no concern herein, so that for the purposes hereof it may be assumed that the gear 4] has constant driving relation with the spool 3 while the spool is engaged with the spool carrier.

A manually actuable bored knob 56 is slidably and rotatably mounted on the exterior of the casing I in coaxial relation with the shaft 43 by means of a bushing 51 secured in the bore of the knob and slidably and rotatably mounted on another bushing 53 secured on the upper wall of the casing I. A circular spring 59 is engaged in a circumferential groove 6| on the bushing 53 and expands outwardly against the bore of the bushing 51 and is alternately releasably engageable with axially spaced circular rooves 52 and 63 in the bore of the bushing 51 to predeterminately position the knob respectively in lower and upper axial positions thereof.

A clutch disc 54 is secured on the upper end of the shaft 43 within the knob 56 and is provided with peripheral clutch lugs 65, and the upper end of the bushing 51 is provided with radial clutch recesses 56. In the lower position of the knob 55, as shown in Figure 3, the clutch disk 64 is disposed above the bushing 51 so that the knob is free to rotate independently of the shaft 43 with the result that accidental rotation of the knob does not cause rotation of the spool 3, this lower position of the knob being its normal position when the camera is being operated. In the upper position of the knob 56, the lugs of the clutch disk 64 are engaged by the recesses 66 of the bushing 51 so that rotation of the knob effects rotation of the spool 3 to wind the film strip 5 thereon, the

knob being thus adapted to be utilized to manually wind the leaders of the film strip on this spool without necessitating operation of the camera mechanism as incidents of loading and unloading the camera.

. Assuming the countergear member 29 to be held stationary with respect to its bodily adjustment angularly about the common axis of the gears 32 and 33 by holding the carrier disk 25 against its angular movement on this axis, the driving gear train, comprising the gears 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 31, '39 and 4|, is operative to drive the spool 3 from the spindle 46.

The shaft I l rotates one revolution during each exposure cycle of the camera and the spindle i, as intermittently driven from the shaft H through the intermittent feed gears H and 2|, also rotates one revolution during each exposure cycle of the camera to intermittently rotate the spool 3 and wind the film strip 5 in the form of the roll 9 thereon and to thereby intermittently advance the film strip across the exposure aperture 1 for the exposure of successive photographic frames of the film strip as previously explained.

-As the diameter of the roll 8 on the spool 3 increases in diameter, the angular movement of the spool required to effect a given lineal movement of the film strip 5 decreases, and in order to effect successive equal l neal movements of the film strip with successive revol tions or equal .angular movements of the spindle l6 as it is intcrmittently driven from the shaft H, the bodily or adjustment movement of the countergear member 29, which effects variance of the relative angular movement of the gears 32 and 33 as {stea viously explained and consequently effects variance of the angular movement of the spool 3 relative to angular movement of the spindle i6, is utilized and automatically controlled by mechanism now to be described.

An annular member 51 is rotatably mounted on the carrier disk 25 in coaxial relation therewith, as designated at 58, and a spring washer 59 secured with the carrier disk axially frictionally engages the member 51 between it and the body of the carrier disk to provide a yieldable friction drive clutch thcrebetween. See particularly Figures 3 and 4. A ratchet member H in the form of a ring is secured on the periphery of the member 67 in concentric relation with the carrier disk 25. The ratchet member II is thus mounted for rotation co-axially of the gears 32 and 33 and of the carrier disk, and the aforesaid yieldable friction drive clutch is operative between the ratchet member and the countergear member 29, carried by the carrier disk, with respect to the adjusting movement thereof.

The inner periphery of the ratchet member is provided with ratchet teeth I2, and a pawl 13, pivotally mounted on the carrier disk 25, as designated at I4, and yieldably urged into engagement with the ratchet teeth 12 by a spring 15,

cooperates with the ratchet teeth to form an automatically engaging one way clutch operative between the ratchet member and the countergear member 29, carried by the carrier disk, with respect to the adjusting movement thereof and permitting overrunning movement of the countergear member and carrier disk in one direction with respect to the ratchet member.

Referring to Figures 4, 6 and 9. the shaft l I rotates clockwise as the camera is operated. This results in the gear 32 of the spindle l6 rotating counterclockwise, the gears 34 and 35 clockwise, the gears 33 and 35 counterclockwise. the gears 31 and 39 clockwise, and the gear 4| and with it the spool 3 counterclockwise to wind the film strip 5 on the roll 3 on the spool. The yieldable urge of the countergear member 29, comprising the gears 34 and 35, in its bodily or adjustment movement, as previously explained, incident to this driving condition is clockwise, the carrier disk 25 being similarly yieldably urged. The arrangement of the ratchet teeth 12 and the pawl 13 of the aforesaid one way clutch is such that the carrier disk 25 positively drives the ratchet member H in this direction, so that the ratchet member is yieldably urged clockwise in fixed relation with the carrier disk and countergear member 29 incident to this driving condition.

The ratchet member ll is provided on its outer periphery with pawl engageable or ratchet abutments 16 facing in the direction in which it is driven by said one way clutch, namely, clockwise in Figures 4, 6 and 9, and these ratchet abutments are progressively increasingly spaced angularly of the ratchet member in the opposite direction, namely, counterclockwise in these figures.

Two escapement pawls I1 and 18 are pivotally mounted coaxially in parallelism with the axis of the ratchet member H by means of a stud 19 secured between the frame plate l4 and frame member 24 and engaged through bores BI and 32 respectively through these pawls. See particularly Figures 4. 'I. 8 and ll. These pawls are yieldably urged into abutment engaging relation with the ratchet member H to engage the abutments 18 respectively bysprings 83 and 84.

A cam 85 is fixed on the shaft H to rotate therewith, and the pawls I1 and 13 are provided respectively with cam arms 85 and 81 disposed to be engaged sequentially by the cam 85 as it rotates with the shaft ll. so that as the shaft II is rotated, these pawls are sequentially actuated out of and into abutment engaging relation with the ratchet member II with each revolution of the shaft l I and the spindle Hi.

The pawl 11, as will be observed in Figures 4, 6 and 9, has abutment engaging relation with the ratchet member II at a point advanced in the clockwise direction of movement of the ratchet member from the point at which the pawl 18 has abutment engaging relation with the ratchet member, and assuming the aforesaid clockwise rotation of the shaft II and resulting counterclockwise rotation of the spool 3 to wind the film strip 5 in the roll 8 thereon and yieldable urge of the ratchet member H clockwise, the pawl TI moves out of and into abutment engaging relation with the ratchet member II in advance of movement of the pawl 18 out of and into said abutment engaging relation with each revolution of the shaft II and the spindle l5. As a result, the ratchet member H, under its yieldable urge in the clockwise direction incident to the drive from the spindle l6 to the spool 3 to wind the film strip 8 in the roll 8 on the spool, is permitted to progressively advance in the clockwise direction step by step, one step with each revolution of the shaft II and spindle i6. Figure 4 illustrates the aforesaid stop position of the mechanism in which the pawl I1 is engaged with a ratchet abutment 16 to position the ratchet member ll against movement in the clockwise direction. Upon rotation of the shaft II in the clockwise direction from the position gf Figure 4, the drive of the spindle l6 and the spool 3 is assumed by the shaft i I after an interval and then the cam 85 engages the cam arm 88 and actuates the pawl I? out of and into abutment engaging relation with the ratchet member ii, thus disengaging this pawl from the ratchet abutment I6 with which it has been engaged. The ratchet member H, being thus released, advances clockwise under its yieldable-urge until the pawl 18 engages the succeeding ratchet abutment l8 and stops movement of the ratchet memher as shown in Figure 6. Upon further clockwise rotation of the shaft II, the cam 85 engages the cam arm 81 and actuates the pawl 18 out of and into abutment engaging relation with the ratchet member ll, thus disengaging this pawl from the said succeeding ratchet abutment 16. The ratchet member II, being thus released, advances clockwise under its yieldable urge until the pawl 11 engages the said succeeding ratchet abutment l6 and stops movement of the ratchet member as shown in Figure 9, after which the shaft l I and spindle l6 each completes its revolution and they assume the positions in which they are shown in Figure 4. It will be observed that at all times one or the other of the pawl I1 and 18 are in abutment engaging relation with the ratchet member ll so that the possibility of the pawl engagement of one of the abutments I6 being skipped is eliminated.

The frame member 24 is provided with a stop lug 88 which lies in the path of a radial stop arm 89 on the member 61, thus providing stop means limiting the adjusting movement of the ratchet member H in both directions. Assuming a film strip 5 to be installed in the camera with its forward leader wound in the roll 8 on the spool 3 and the first photographic frame thereof registered with the exposure aperture I for exposure, the ratchet member II is positioned, in a manner hereinafter described, in its extreme counterclockwise position with the lug 88 engaged by the stop arm 89, as shown in Figure 4, in

which position the pawl 11 is engaged with the first of the ratchet abutments l6.

Incidental to the exposure of the first photographic frame of the film strip, the shaft II and spindle l8 rotate one revolution and th pawls I1 and 18 are actuated as above described to ad; vance the ratchet member II and countergear member 29 to the position shown in Figure 9 in which the pawl 11 is engaged by the second of the ratchet abutments 16, the second photographic frame of the film strip being registered with the exposure aperture I for exposure upon the completion by the shaft H and spindle 16 of the instant revolution thereof and the assumption thereby of the positionsshown in Figures 4 and 15.

This procedure takes place with the exposure of-each succeeding photographic frame of the film strip until the film strip is fully exposed, the ratchet member H and thecountergear 29 being progressively advanced by steps, one step with each exposure operation of the camera, progressively increasing in extent by reason of the progressively increasing spacing of the ratchet abutments 16 in the counterclockwise direction of the ratchet member H.

As the film strip 5 is wound in the r0118 on the spool 3, less angular movement of the spool 3 is required to lineally move the film strip 5 the extent a photographic frame thereof as the diameter of the roll 8 increases, and the progressively increasing advance of the ratchet member H and countergear member 29 as above explained efi'ects progressively decreasing angular movements of the spool 3, corresponding with the increasing diameter of the roll 8, with the successive equal movements or revolutions of the spindle l6, so that the intermittent feed movements of the film strip are equal.

The member 61 is provided on its upper face with a scale 9! extending angularly thereabout which is observable through a window 92 in the camera casing and indicates in cooperation with an index-mark 92 on this window the successive exposure frames of the film strip 5 as the strip is fed. The indication of Figure 5 corresponds with the condition of Figure 4, and the indication of Figure 10 corresponds with the condition of Figure 9.

When the last exposure frame of the film strip 5 has been fed across the exposure aperture 1, the ratchet member H and countergear member 29 have reached the extremity of their clockwise movement in which the stop arm 89 engages against the stop lug 88 in the clockwise direction and prevents further clockwise movement of the ratchet member II and countergear member 29, as shown in Figure l2. Further rotation of the shaft ll continues to'drive the spool 3, and

the following leader of the film strip 5 may be wound on the roll 8 in this manner, though the knob 56 may be utilized for this purpose by positioning it in its upper position to engage the clutch recesses 66 with the clutch lugs 65 and manually rotating the knob in the direction to rotate the spool 3 counterclockwise, which is the direction in which this spool is rotated by the spindle I6. The knob 56 is utilized in the same manner'to wind the forward leader of the film strip 5 on the spool 3 and bring the first photographic frame of the film strip into registry with the exposure aperture 1, this position of the film strip being determined by observing the usual marking on the strip through a usual observance window, not shown, in the camera casing.

As above described, drive of the spool 3 from the spindle IS in the winding direction, namely counterclockwise, yleldably urges the counterear member 29 and with it the ratchet member H in the clockwise, direction, the ratchet member being positively actuated from the countergcar member in this direction by the pawl 13 en gaging the ratchet teeth 12. However, drive of the spool 3 from the knob 56 in the same direction, the spindle l5 being stationary, actuates the countergearmember and with it the ratchet member H in the opposite or counterclockwise direction because the driving torque exerted through the gearing when the spool 3 is driven from the knob 56 is opposite that exerted through the gearing when the spool 3 is driven from the spindle Hi, the ratchet member being yieldably actuated from the countergear member in the counterclockwise direction by the friction clutch provided by the spring washer 69 and the pawl 13 engaging the ratchet teeth 12 permitting overrunning movement of the countergear member with respect to the ratchet member in the counierclockwise direction.

Accordingly, when the spool 3 is driven by the knob 56, as to wind a leader of the film strip on the spool, the ratchet member II is actuated counterclockwise until the stop lug 88 is engaged by the stop arm 89 in this direction, thus resetting the ratchet member in its initial position for the control of the angular movement of the spool 3 incident to operation of the camera, as shown in Figure 13. After the ratchet member H has adjustable angularly on the axis of said coaxial attained its said initial position, further drive of the spool 3 from the knob 56, as to complete the winding of a leader of the film strip on the spool,

is permitted by slippage of the friction clutch provided by the spring washer 69 and the pawl l3 engaging the ratchet teeth 12 permitting overrunning movement of the countergear member 29 with respect to the ratchet member H in the counterclockwise direction, thus attaining the condition shown in Figures 4 and 14 where the forward leader of the film strip is fully wound on the spool 3 with the first photographic frame of the film strip registered with the exposure aperture I, the pawl I3 automatically engaging a tooth of the ratchet teeth 12 in the instant relative positions of the ratchet and countergear members preparatory to positively driving the ratchet member from the countcrgear member in the clockwise direction for the control of the angular movement of the spool 3 incident to operation of the camera.

While we have thus described our invention, we do not wish to be limited to the precise details described, as changes may be readily made without departing from the spirit of our invention, but having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a second rotatable member, a rotatory driving train operative between said roll and second members comprising angularly engaged rotatable drive members oneof which is bodily adjustable relative to the other to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member, and adjusting means controlled in timed relation with said second member and operative to relatively adjust said drive members in predetermined progressively varying extents respectively incidental to successive equal angular movements or said second member whereby to efiect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll on said roll member, with said successive movements of said second member.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a second rotatable member, a driving gear train operative between said roll and second members comprising meshed gears one of which is bodily adjustable relative to the other in a plane normal to the axis of the other to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member, and adjusting means controlled in timed relation with said second member and operative to adjust said gear in predetermined progressively varying extents respectively incidental to successive equal angular movements of said second member whereby to efiect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll on said roll member, with said successive movements of said second member.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member,

7 of a secondrotatable member, of a driving gear train operative between said roll and second members comprising two relatively rotatable c0- axial gears respectively connected with said roll and second members and intermediate rotatable gear means meshing with both of. said coaxial gears in differential relation therewith and bodily gears to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member, and adjusting means controlled in timed relation with said second member and operative to adjust said intermediate gear means in predetermined progressively varying extents respectively incidental to successive equal angular movements of said second member whereby to efiect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll on said roll member, with said successive movements of said second member.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a second rotatable member, of a driving gear train operative between said roll and second members comprising two relatively rotatable coaxial spur gears of different diameters respectively connected with said roll and second members and a rotatable countergear member provided with two spur gears of different diameters corresponding with the different diameters of said coaxial gears and respectively meshing therewith and said countergear member being bodily adjustable angularly about the axis of said coaxial gears to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member, and adjusting means controlled in timed r relation with said second member and operative to adjust said countergear member about said axis in predetermined progressively varying extents respectively incidental to successive equal angular movements of said second member whereby to effect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll on said roll member, with said successive movements of said second member.

5. In a device of the character described, the

combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a movable second member, driving means operative between said roll and second members including a drive member adjustable to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to movement of said second member, a movable ratchet member operatively connected with said drive member to adjust the same and yieldably urged in one direction and provided with pawl engageable abutments facing .in said direction and progressively variably spaced lineally of the movement thereof, escapement pawl means actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutmentengaging relation with said ratchet member with each of successive equal movements of said second member and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive movements whereby to effect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll thereon, with said successive movements of said second, member.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a movable second member, driving means operative between said roll and second members and adjustable to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to movement of said second member, adjusting means controlled in timed relation with said second member and operative to adjust said driving means in predetermined progressively varying extents respectively incidental to successive equal movements of said second member whereby to efiect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll thereon, with said equal movements of said second member, and movement controlling means operative on said second member to efiect intermittently said equal movements thereof.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a second rotatable member, of a driving gear train operative between said roll and second members comprising meshed gears one of which is bodily adjustable in a plane normal to the axis of the other to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member, a movable ratchet member operatively connected with said adjustable gear to adjust the same and yieldably urged in one direc-' tion and provided with pawl engageable abutments facing in said direction and progressively variably spaced lineally of the movement thereof, escapement pawl means actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member with each of successive equal movements of said second member and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive movements whereby to eflect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll thereon, with said successive movements of said second member, and

movement controlling means operative on said second member to effect intermittently said equal movements thereof.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a second rotatable member, of a driving gear train operative between said roll and second members comprising two relatively rotatable coaxial gears respectively connected with said roll and second members and 'intermediate gear means meshing with both of said coaxial gears in differential relation therewith and bodily adjustable angularly on the axis of said coaxial gears to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member and said intermediate gear means being yialdably urged in its adjustment movement in one direction as an incident of the drive of said roll member by said second member, a rotatable ratchet member operatively connected with said intermediate gear means to adjust the same and yieldably urged therewith and provided with pawl engageable abutments facing in the direction of the yieldable urge thereof and progressively variably spaced angularly thereof, escapement pawl means actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member with each of successive equal movements of said second member and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive movements whereby to effect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll thereon, with said successive movements of said second member, and movement controlling means operative on said second member to efiect intermittently said equal movements thereof.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a second rotatable member, of a driving gear train operative between said roll and second .members comprising two relatively rotatable coaxial spur gears of different diameters respectively connected with said roll and second members and a rotatable countergear member provided with two spur gears of different diameters corresponding with the diflerent diameters of said coaxial gears and respectively meshing therewith and said countergear member being bodily adjustable angularly on the axis of said coaxial gears to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member and said countergear member being yieldably urged in one direction asan incident of the drive of said roll member by said second member, a rotatable ratchet member disposed coaxially oi said coaxial gears and operatively connected with said countergear member to adjust the same and yieldably urged therewith and provided with pawl engageable abutments facing in the direction of the yieldable urge thereof and progressively variably spaced angularly thereof, escapement pawl means actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member with each of successive equal movements of said secondmember and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive movements whereby to effect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll thereon, with said equal movements of said second member, and movement controlling means operative on said second member to effect intermittently said equal movements thereof.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a movable second member, driving means operative between said roll and second members including a member adjustable to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to movement of said second member, a movable ratchet member operatively connected with said adjustable member to adjust the same and yieldably urged in one direction of its adjustment movement and provided with pawl engageable abutments facing in said direction and progressively variably spaced lineally of the movement thereof, two escapement pawl means each actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member with each of successive equal movements of said second member and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive movements whereby to effect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll thereon, with said successive movements of said second member, a first of said pawl means having abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member at a point advanced in said direction of movement of said ratchet member from the point at which the second of said pawl means has abutment engaging relation with said natchet member and said pawlmeans being so timed that said first pawl means moves out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member in advance of movement of said second pawl means out of and into said abutment engaging relation, and movement controlling means operative on said second member to efiect intermittently said equal movements thereof.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a movable second member, driving means operative between said roll and second members and adjustable to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to movement of said second member, adjusting means controlled in timed relation with said second member and operative to adjust said driving means in predetermined progressively varying extents respectively incidental to successive equal movements of said second member whereby to efiect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll thereon, with said successive movements of said second member, a drive member, and intermittent drive means operative between said drive and second members to efiect intermittently said successive movements of said second member respectively with successive equal movements of said drive member. 12. In a, device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member,

of a second rotatable member, a driving gear train operative between said roll and second members comprising meshed gears one of which is bodily adjustable relative to the other in a plane normal to the axis of the other to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member, adjusting means controlled in timed relation with said second member and operative to adjust said adjustable gear in predetermined progressively varying extents respectively incidental to successive equal movements of said second member whereby to effect progressive variation of angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll thereon, with said successive movements of said second member, a rotatable drive member, and intermittent drive gearing operative between said drive and second members to effect intermittently said successive movements of said second member respectively with successive equal movements of said drive member comprising a drive gear member rotatably fixed with said drive member and provided with angularly succeeding gear toothed drive and convex surfaced lock portions and a driven gear member rotatably fixed with said second member and provided with angularly succeeding gear toothed drive and concave surfaced lock portions respectively cooperating with the drive and lock portions of said drive gear member to intermittently drive said second member.

13; In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a second rotatable member, a driving gear train operative between said roll and second members comprising meshed gears one of which i. bodily adjustable relative to the other in a plane normal to the axis of the other to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member and said adjustable gear being yieldably urged in one direction as an incident of the drive between said roll and second members, a rotatable ratchet member operatively connected with said adjustable gear to adjust the same and yieldably urged therewith and provided with pawl engageable abutments facing in the direction of the yieldable urge thereof and progressively variably spaced angularly thereof, escapement pawl means actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member with each of succsive equal movements of said second member and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive movements whereby to efiect progressively variation of angular movements of said rollmember, corresponding with the varying diameter of a strip roll thereon with said successive movements of said second member, a rotatable driving member, and intermittent feed gearing operative between said driving and second members comprising a driving gear member rotatably ilxed with said driving member and provided with angularly succeeding gear toothed drive and convex surfaced lock portions and a driven gear member rotatably fixed with said second member and provided with angularly succeeding gear toothed drive and concave surfaced lock portions respectively cooperating with the drive and lock portions of said driving gear member to intermittently drive said second member.

14. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a movable secondmember, driving means operative between said roll and second members including a drive member adjustable to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to movement of said second member, a movable adjusting member, drive clutch means operative between said drive and adjusting members with respect to adjustment movements thereof and operative to permit overrunning movement of said drive member in one direction with respect to said adjusting member, stop means limiting movement of said adjusting member in said di rection, adjustment means under the control of said second member and operative to effect movement of said adjusting member in the direction opposite said first mentioned direction in predetermined progressively increasing extents respectively incidental to successive equal movements of said second member whereby to eflect progressively decreasing angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the increasing diameter of the roll of a strip being wound thereon, with said-successive movements of said second member and said adjustment means being releasable to permit movement of said adjusting member in said first mentioned direction, and movement controlling means operative on said second member to eifect intermittently said equal movements thereof,

15. Ina device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, a movable second member, driving means operative between said roll and second members including a drive member adjustable to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to movement of said second member and yieldably urged in its adjusting movement, a movable ratchet member, an automatically engaging one way clutch operative between said drive and ratchet members with respect to adjustment movements thereof and. permitting overrunning movement of said drive member in one direction with respect to said ratchet member and effecting drive of said ratchet member with movement of said drive member under its yieldable urge in the opposite direction, stop means limiting movement of said ratchet member in said first mentioned direction, said ratchet member being provided with pawl engageable abutments facing in said opposite direction and progressively increasingly spaced lineally ofthe movement thereof in said first mentioned direction,

escapement pawl means, releasably yieldably urged into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member and actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member with each of successive equal movements of said second member and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive movements whereby to effect progressively decreasing angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the increasing diameter of the roll of a strip being wound thereon, with said successive movements of said second member, and movement controlling means operative on said second member to efiect intermittently said equal movements thereof.

16. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a second rotatable member, a driving gear train operative between said roll and second members comprising two relatively rotatable coaxial gears respectively connected with said 10]] and second members and intermediate rotatable gear means meshing with both of said coaxial gears in differential relation therewith and rotatably mounted on a rotatable carrier member disposed coaxially of said coaxial gears for bodily adjustment of said intermediate gear means angularly about the axis of said coaxial gears to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member and said intermediate gear means being yieldably urged in its adjustment movement as an incident of drive through said gear train, a rotatable ratchet member disposed coaxially of said coaxial gears, an automatically engaging one way clutch operative between said carrier and ratchet members with respect to adjustment movements thereof and permitting overrunning movement of said intermediate gear means in one direction with respect to said ratchet member and effecting drive of said ratchet member with movement of said intermediate gear means under its yieldable urge in the opposite direction, stop means limiting movement of said ratchet member in said first aesaees mentioned direction, said ratchet member being provided with pawl engageable abutments facing in said opposite direction and progressively increasingly spaced angularly thereof in said first mentioned direction, escapement pawl means releasably yieldably urged into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member and actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member with each of successive equal movements of said second member and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive movements whereby to effect progressively decreasing angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with theincreasing diameter of the roll of a strip being wound thereon, with said successive movements of said second member, and movement controlling means operative on said second member to effect intermittently said equal movements thereof.

17. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rotatable strip roll member, of a movable second member, driving means operative between said roll and second members including a drive member adjustable to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to movement of said second member and yieldably urged in its adjustment movement as an incident of drive through said driving means, a movable adjusting member, drive clutch means operative between said drive and adjusting members in both directions with respect to adjustment movements thereof and yieldable in one direction to permit overrunning movement of said drive member under its yieldable urge in this direction with respect to said adjusting member, stop means limiting movement of said adjusting member in both directions, adjustment means under the control of said second member and operative with actuation of said second member yieldably urging said drive member in the direction opposite said first mentioned direction thereof to effect movement of said adjusting member in the corresponding direction in progressively increasing extents respectively incidental to successive equal movements of said second member whereby to effect progressively decreasing angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the increasing diameter of the roll of a strip being wound thereon, with said successive movements of said second member and said adjustment means being releasable to permit movement of said adjusting member in the direction corresponding with said first mentioned direction of said drive member, and intermittent drive means operative on said second member to effect intermittently said equal movements thereof including locking means preventing movement of said second member during the rest periods of the intermittent drive thereof.

18. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, of a movable second member, driving means onerative between said roll and second members including a drive member adjustable to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to movement of said second member and yieldably urged in its adjustment movement as an incident of drive through said driving means, a movable ratchet member, drive clutch means operative between said drive and ratchet members in both directions with respect to adjustment movements thereof and yieldable in one direction to permit overrunning movement of said-t;

drive member under its yieldable urge in this direction with respect to said ratchet member and comprising an automatically engaging one way clutch operative to drive said ratchet member from said drive member under its yieldable urge in the opposite direction, stop means limiting movement of said ratchet member in both directions, said ratchet member being provided with pawl engageable abutments facing in the direction in which it is driven by said one way clutch and progressively increasingly spaced lineally of the movement thereof in the opposite direction, escapement pawl means releasably yieldably urged into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member and actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member with each of successive equal movements of said second member yieldably urging said drive member in the direction opposite said ,M

first mentioned direction thereof and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive movements whereby to eifect progressively decreasing angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the increasing diameter of the roll of a strip being wound thereon, with said successive movements of said second member, aid intermittent drive means operative on said second member to effect intermittently said equal movements thereof including locking means preventing movement of said second member during the rest periods of the intermittent drive thereof.

19. In a device of the character described, the combination with a rotatable strip roll member, 01' a second rotatable member, a drivin gear train operative between said roll and second members comprising two relatively rotatable coaxial gears respectively connected with said roll and second members and intermediate rotatable gear means meshing with both of said coaxial gears in differential relation therewith and rotatably mounted on a rotatable carrier member disposed coaxially or said coaxial gears for bodily adjustment of said intermediate gear means angularly about the axis of said coaxial gears to vary the angular movement of said roll member relative to that of said second member and said intermediate gear means being yieldably urged overrunning movement of said intermediate gear means under its yieldable urge in this direction with respect to said ratchet member and comprising an automatically engaging one way clutch operative to drive said ratchet member from said intermediate gear means under its yieldable urge in the opposite direction, stop means limiting movement of said ratchet member in both directions, said ratchet member being provided with pawl engageable abutments facing in the direction in which it is driven by said one way clutch and progressively increasingly spaced angularly thereof in the opposite direction, escapement pawl means releasably yieldably urged into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member and actuated in timed relation with said second member out of and into abutment engaging relation with said ratchet member with each of successive equal movements of said second member yieldably urging said intermediate gear means in the direction opposite said first mentioned direction thereof and thereby progressively engaged by said abutments respectively with said successive-movements whereby to effect progressively decreasing angular movements of said roll member, corresponding with the increasing diameter of the roll of a strip being wound thereon, with said successive movements of said second member, and intermittent drive means operative on said second member to effect intermittently said equal movements thereof including locking means preventing movement of said second member during the rest periods of the intermittent drive thereof.

LEWIS H. MOOMAW. HUGO BERNZOT'I. 

